Lingulepis acutangulus Roemer 1849 (lamp shell)

Lingulata - Lingulida - Obolidae

Alternative combination: Lingula acutangula

Belongs to Lingulepis according to C. Schuchert 1897

Sister taxa: Lingulella (Lingulepis) acuminata, Lingulella (Lingulepis) rowei, Lingulepis maera, Lingulepis nabis, Lingulepis pinnaformis, Lingulepis tenuilineata, Obolus (Lingulepis) eros

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Lingulepis acutangulus in the database

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